Dépoussiérages (EP)

A six-track acoustic EP, a collaboration with talented musicians found all over the world, with whom I polished songs that are close to my heart. On the menu: unreleased songs (Marie, Entre les tranches de papier), new arrangements of original studio versions (La véritable histoire, Le carnet), and songs that until now only had a live version (En pleine charrette and Malade).

I wanted to finally give some time and love to these songs that have been with me for years, by offering them the best musicians and a professional treatment.

The musicians

• Elizabeth Gaylord (South Africa) on piano,
• Sacha Svy (Ukraine) on guitars,
• Maciej Sadowski (Poland) on double bass and cello.

And a few guests, depending on the song:

• Marion Schneider (France): lead vocals (Marie) and backing vocals (En pleine charrette)
• Sandrine Charrier (France): backing vocals (Malade, En pleine charrette)
• Sarah Jouheri (Morocco): backing vocals (La véritable histoire)
• Kevon Scott (USA): saxophone (Malade)
• Lucio Cheli (Argentina): percussion (Le carnet)

The songs

Dépoussiérages holds six songs of my repertoire that are especially dear to me:

1. The Notebook (Le carnet): a song about the turning points of life, big changes and the memories of our former lives.
2. Marie: a difficult subject, handled with a lot of tenderness, and sung with softness and emotion by Marion Schneider.
3. La véritable histoire: the story of a meeting between a mischievous little princess and a melancholic strummer.
4. Entre les tranches de papier: I have been friend-zoned before, but never this gracefully.
5. Over My Head (En pleine charrette): when you just can't say no…
6. (J’ai) Malade: when the fragile, capricious child inside us takes over and wants everyone to look after him…

On the platforms

Thanks

A huge thank you to Kenneth Cullens for the mastering, to Thierry Hercod, Alan Booth and Cendryn for their precious musical advice, to Didier, Corinne, Cannelle, Ludivine and Alexandra for their indirect but constant support, and to Thierry, Alexandre, Matthieu, Joël, Patricia, Jean-Benoît and Alain for taking part directly in this project.

And of course, thank you all for your enthusiasm and your patience. The adventure goes on…